A fter years of speculation, teases, and countless fan theories, the MCU has finally pulled the trigger on one of its most elusive and long-awaited characters: Mephisto. The demonic villain made his official debut in ‘ Ironheart ’ Episode 6.

On paper, the Mephisto reveal is an exciting one for MCU fans who have been begging for it since WandaVision. Even if his appearance in Ironheart isn't comic book-accurate like it would have been in a show like WandaVision, it's still fitting given the show's broader conflict between magic and technology.

After fans were fooled one too many times before, Ironheart has finally brought a major addition to the world’s highest-grossing franchise via another Hollywood megastar. While Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams led Ironheart as something of a throwback to the Iron Man movies,